Container.



Patented Feb. 4, 1919.-

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CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted Feb, 41,, 1919.

Application filed December 6, 1913, Serial No. 805,132. Renewed-July 12, 1918. Serial No. 244.673.

fication and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the'same.

The invention consists essentially in the novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby the package is made up of a reinforced plastic material and adapted to contain various substances.

The objects of the invention are to devise a very cheap form of shipping receptacle suitable for containing cement or other materials, to eliminate as far as possible the breakage of packages due to rough handling,

to insure quickness of despatch in the packing of the receptacle, to introducethe conveniences of collapsibility in cheap forms of containers, and generally to provide a simple and durable container for shipping or other purposes.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a container with the lid partly broken away and showing one application of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional View of the container illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail of a joint in the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 1 are sections forming the panels of a collapsible container these sections being preferably sli htly bul ed in an outward direction, though they su stantially form a hexagon shaped container in cross section. The said sections 1 are formed of expanded metal filled with cement or other plastic compound suitable for the purpose. This cement, gypsum or other compound is sprayed on and preferably spreads through perforations of the metal so that each side is covered with a layer of plastic material which becomes consistent and thus makes a ve y tough and d rable form of board for the section of the container. These sections 1 are turned over at the ends to form an outwardly curved flange 2, and in order to strengthen these hooked ends the metal is preferably doubled back on itself and projected into the container forming the flanges 3 which terminate at 4, at each end intermediate of the height of said flanges 2, and thus provide rests for the head of the container.

5 are vertical joint members substantially U-shaped though curled in at the ends form ing the grip hooks 6 coacting with the hooked ends formed by the flanges 2 in holding the sections 1 together. This in itself is not a new form of joint broadly but in the particular construction herein described it is decidedly novel, especially in the manner of holding these reinforced cement boards together.

It may be here said that the sections 1 at the top and bottom have the projecting 'flanges 7 of metal treated with the plastic compound for the purpose which is now to be explained.

8 are the heads, one at one end of the sections 1 and the other at the other end of the sections 1, or, as may be more familiarly known, one at the top and one at the bottom of the container, and adapted to rest on the terminals 1.

9 are binding wires strung through the joint members 5 and across over the bottom head, the ends of said wires being brought over the top head and then projected through the slotted key 10, thus tightening all said wires, until the heads are held perfectly rigid, the flanges 7 being bent over the edges of said heads to keep the contents of the container in good condition. The key 10 is twisted under one of the wires to hold it in place.

It must be understood that any suitable means of tightening these wires may be used, though to complete the description this key has been shown. Many devices will be equally efiicient, the main feature being that there are tie members passing through the joint members holding the sections and heads rigidly in place, in fact locking them together as well as proving an extremely safe means of preserving the shape of the contents of the container during shipment, that is to say to all intents and purposes tying up the contents in the form of a bundle with the container fl$ the Protecting covering,

What I claim is A container comprising ar plurality of vertical sections formed of expanded material having a plurality of perforations and a coating of cement penetrating said perforatlons, said sections having curled side edges cut away at the top and forming inner Walls of said sections, metallic clips having curled edges engaging the curled edges of said sections, and binding rods disposed betWeen the adjacent curled edges of 15 the sections and bodies of said strips.

Signed at the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this fourth day of November, 1913.

JOHN REID. Witnesses:

J. MOHUGH, THOMAS DORIAN.

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Washington D. 0. 

